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Deadline extended for Top Workplaces nominations

Deadline extended for Top Workplaces nominations

For the fourth straight year, the American-Statesman is trying to spread the word about the best places to work in Austin.

And the response to our call to recognize local employers in the 2013 Top Workplaces of Greater Austin project has been so strong, we are extending the nominating deadline to July 12 to accomodate the demand.

The Top Workplaces of Greater Austin project recognizes Central Texas employers that stand for the best in leadership, vision, an employee-centered culture and other qualities.

Any employer is eligible — private company, nonprofit, government or school — as long as it has 50 or more employees in Central Texas.

Anyone can submit a nomination — including employees, customers, vendors and the company itself.

If a company agrees to participate, our partner in this effort — WorkplaceDynamics LLP, an Exton, Pa.-based company with expertise in employee engagement surveys — will conduct anonymous surveys of employees, then compile the information for us.

Last year’s project involved surveys of 20,060 workers from 138 Austin-area employers. WorkplaceDynamics analyzed the results and came up with the list of the top 85 Austin-area employers, grouped in three categories based on the number of employees.

This year, WorkplaceDynamics has invited more than 525 companies in the Austin metro area to participate in the program. To date, 124 companies have signed up to participate across the region, which includes Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Burnet and Caldwell counties.

Some examples of early responses to this year’s employee surveys shows that workers have high opinions of some of Central Texas’ top employers.

“The leadership allows innovation to work from the ground up,” one employee wrote. “Leadership cares about family life and allow us to be a part of theirs.”

Another worker wrote that they were “surrounded by family, not just employees. There is longevity in this company.”

We’ll highlight these companies in a special section our newspaper in November and online all year at www.statesman.com.